On 10 September a group of us assembled below Penbont House tea rooms at the end of Garreg-ddu for a walk up and over the hills to see what the dry summer has done north of the Elan reservoirs. Surprisingly, it was largely green and as lush as you might expect from an ordinary summer […]
The June walk was a triumph, with Red Lifford leading a group in a rough figure of eight from Strata Florida up through forestry tracks and across to the Teifi Pools, commenting as we went on the birdsongs all around us. Real ornithologists barely try to spot birds unless they’ve heard the song and know […]
We met on a fine May morning on the banks of the River Irfon, a mile or so from the village of Abergwesyn. From there we passed the 18th century farmhouse of Lwynderw, more recently used as a hotel, and then headed up the broad slopes of Cefn Fannog. As we gained height, a splendid […]
A dry if not sun-soaked day in April saw a group of about 10 of us take a loop from Devil’s Bridge past an old watermill and over to St John the Baptist Church with its sad gravestone to Wales’ first recorded quadruplets – who as well as their father, brother and sister all died […]
The Members’ Day Out in the Elan Valley went off without a hitch thanks to tireless pre-preparation by Peter, Sorcha and Judy – to all of whom, our thanks. We started with a visit to Sorcha and Brian Lewis’ family farm, Troedrhiwdrain (“Foot of the Thorny Bank”), above Penygarreg Reservoir. The farm was created from […]
Saturday 21st August 2021. Visiting an (early skyline) Cemetery and (equally early?) Industrial Revolution Site. Leader: Peter Foulkes Hafren Forest and Pumlimon Arwystli We assembled at Rhyd-y-benwch Car Park, Hafren Forest on a morning of light drizzle, and assured each other that the weather was lifting and it would be a pleasant walk. And, indeed, […]
11 July 2021 This outstanding and very varied walk, led by Neal Batchelor, included mountain walking, a riverside stretch along the banks of the Towy, a visit to one of the largest old lead mines near Rhandirmwyn and some beautiful forest tracks through old oak woods. Distance: 7.5 miles. Height gain : 445m Start Point: […]
Sunday 27th June 2021 Ornithologist Red Liford led a small group on a 10-mile upland circuit from Llyn Pen Dam on the western side of the Cambrians. Starting at the small parking area at Grid Ref SN 710839 in a brisk breeze under grey skies, we headed to Cwm Leri taking in glimpses of the distant sea (beyond Wales’ oldest wind farm). The clouds […]
Elan Valley, Sunday 5th May Eight members enjoyed a walk today over Esgair Penygarreg in the Elan Estate. Fine views over to Drygarn Fawr and the Black Mountains were helped by a cold northern air mass – despite blue skies this was a coats-on day. And as a bonus the return leg through the oak […]
by Peter Foulkes The spring equinox was several hours old when twelve members of the Society set off from Maesnant and into Cwm Hyddgen. Without its summer flush of purple moor grass, the valley floor soon revealed both the possible remains of a Bronze Age stone row, and also the more well known Glyndŵr’s Covenant […]